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Stainless steel-zirconium waste forms from electrometallurgical treatment of spent nuclear fuel.

Journal Article · · JOM
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02914763· OSTI ID:938037
Stainless steel-zirconium waste-form alloys have been developed for the disposal of metallic wastes recovered from spent nuclear fuel using the electrometallurgical process developed by Argonne National Laboratory. The metal waste comprises the spent-fuel cladding, noble-metal fission products, and other metallic constituents remaining after electrorefining. Two nominal waste-form compositions have been selected: stainless steel-clad fuels and zirconium-8 wt.% stainless steel for Zircaloy-clad fuels. These alloys are very corrosion resistant. Tests performed with these alloys indicate favorable behavior for use high-level nuclear waste forms.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
938037
Report Number(s):
ANL/CMT/JA-26005
Journal Information:
JOM, Journal Name: JOM Journal Issue: 7 ; 1997 Vol. 49; ISSN 1047-4838; ISSN JOMMER
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH